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1. Oxford Dictionary

   litter

   • IPA[ˈlɪtə]

   英式

   • n.
     rubbish such as paper, cans, and bottles left lying in an open or public place；an untidy collection of things lying about
   • v.
     make (a place or area) untidy with rubbish or a large number of objects left lying about；leave (rubbish or a number of objects) lying untidily in a place

   • verb: litter, 3rd person present: litters, gerund or present participle: littering, past tense: littered, past participle: littered

   • noun: litter, plural noun: litters

2. • 釋義

   n.

   名詞

   • 1. rubbish such as paper, cans, and bottles left lying in an open or public place always clear up after a picnic and never drop litter a litter bin 同義詞 refuse, junk, waste, debris, odds and ends, ... 更多scraps, leavings, fragments, detritus, flotsam, discarded matter, dross, muck, rubbish, trash, garbage
   • ▪ an untidy collection of things lying about a litter of sleeping bags on the floor 同義詞 clutter, jumble, muddle, mess, tangle, ... 更多heap, disorder, untidiness, confusion, hotchpotch, disarray, disorganization, disarrangement, turmoil, informalshambles, rareolla podrida
   • 2. a number of young animals born to an animal at one time a litter of five kittens 同義詞 brood, family, young, offspring, progeny, ... 更多issue, rareprogeniture
   • 3. absorbent material, typically in granular form, used to line a shallow receptacle in which a cat can urinate and defecate when indoors a plastic litter tray
   • 4. straw or other plant matter used as bedding for animals the plant burns discarded litter from poultry farms 同義詞 animal bedding, bedding, straw, floor covering
   • ▪ decomposing but recognizable leaves and other debris forming a layer on top of the soil, especially in forests the spiders live in leaf litter
   • 5. historical a structure used to transport people, containing a bed or seat enclosed by curtains and carried on men's shoulders or by animals. 同義詞 sedan chair, palanquin, stretcher, portable bed/couch
   • ▪ a framework with a couch for transporting sick or wounded people.

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. make (a place or area) untidy with rubbish or a large number of objects left lying about clothes and newspapers littered the floor the sitting room was littered with books
   • ▪ leave (rubbish or a number of objects) lying untidily in a place there was broken glass littered about
   • ▪ fill with examples of a particular thing, typically something bad or unpleasant news pages have been littered with doom and gloom about company collapses
   • 2. archaic provide (a horse or other animal) with litter as bedding.